Dairy farm incomes were particularly under pressure, with the survey finding less than half of dairy producers (48%) anticipated their business to be profitable, down from 80% in 2012.
All four Republicans responding to the Register survey, for example, supported Freedom to Farm and its shift to a more market-oriented agriculture policy.
The survey and other sales data show how immigration patterns, a local farm economy, the local culture and the weather affect food purchases across the country.